Re: [tied] Tiber

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 22676
Date: 2003-06-05

Me:
>PS: Terriers don't speak... They only make certain vowels under very
> specific conditions :)

David:
>Aren't they also capable of larygneals? (Although I realize that
>linguists studying dogs still disagree on what those laryngeals are.)

Ah yes, you are correct. My terrier has pronounced a very gutteral
[x] during a couple of his yawns too. Perhaps my dog isn't sleepy
afterall. Maybe he's trying to say something. "What is it, Lassie?
What? You say there's a boy trapped in a well and needs our help?
... Let's get pa!"


= gLeN

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